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Sharifah and Jenn discuss adaptation news including Marvel’s Eternals and new Sandman casting, the Nommo Awards longlist, and get really into SF/F fan and cover art. Follow the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News A big list of Sci-Fi/Fantasy Awards on Book Riot The Nommo Awards longlist has been announced Danai Gurira Might Be Back as Okoye for Disney+ Series Marvel’s Eternals trailer drops Netflix’s Sandman Has Cast Death and a Whole Lot More of the Dreaming Fan And Cover Art Maki on Tumblr (this Gideon and Harrow art!!!) CB Messer‘s covers for The Seafarer’s Kiss and The Navigator’s Touch by Julia Ember Simini Blocker’s Wayfarers’ art of Sissix and Rosemary Paul Lewin, “How Long Til Black Future Month” print Children of Blood and

This week, Jenn discusses some favorite action-packed sci-fi and fantasy. Follow the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Nocturna by Maya Motayne (cw: abusive guardian, graphic violence) A Pale Light in the Black by KB Wagers (cw: emotionally abusive parents) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sharifah and Jenn discuss the 2021 Locus Award finalists, a new Dragon Ball movie, that Green Knight trailer, and do a group-watch of two anime. Follow the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! News Regina King To Direct ‘Bitter Root’ Adaptation Of Image Comics Series For Legendary Queen Latifah and Jim Henson Co working on Conductors adaptations! 2021 Locus Award finalists New “Green Knight” trailer New “Dragon Ball” movie Anime Maquia: When The Promised Flower Blooms Cowboy Bebop: The Series (1998) John Cho to star in Cowboy Bebop remake See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Sharifah discusses dream adaptations in light of Shadow and Bone! Follow the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Books Discussed Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice (tw: alcoholism, suicide) The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sharifah and Jenn discuss #DisneyMustPay, the Ignyte Award shortlist, some one-sitting SF/F reads, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. News Ignyte Award shortlist! And anyone can vote. Exploring Fanfic TikTok A truly disappointing update re #DisneyMustPay Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas Special … in 2022 Books Discussed The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson Mating the Huntress by Talia Hibbert The Galaxy and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers #4) (note re: accidental, nonfatal harm to a child) A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P Djèlí Clark (tw: mention of suicide) Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach by Kelly Robson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Jenn discusses two sci-fi/fantasy titles that don’t necessarily have a theme, she just really likes them! Follow the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Books Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers #3) by Becky Chambers (The Galaxy, and The Ground Within #4) Infinity Son (Infinity Cycle #1) by Adam Silvera (Infinity Reaper #2) Epic Reads Virtual Fantasy Meet-Up See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sharifah and Jenn discuss the 2021 Hugo Finalists, a Dark Crystal ballet, adaptation news, their favorite SF/F from this Spring, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. News 2021 Hugo Award Finalists announced [Book Riot] Follow-Up: Here’s a great piece on Redwall [Book Riot] Dark Crystal will be a ballet [Gizmodo] The Inheritance Trilogy by NK Jemisin optioned for TV series [Deadline] Kindred adaptation in works at FX [Hollywood Reporter] Welcome to ‘Octavia E. Butler Landing’ [NASA] Books Soulstar by CL Polk Machinehood by SB Divya Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro The Memory Theater by Karin Tidbeck See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Sharifah discusses the stuff of nightmares. Follow the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Books The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson The Merry Spinster by Mallory Ortberg See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sharifah and guest Vanessa Diaz discuss King Arthur retellings, the Game of Thrones Broadway musical, pairing sci-fi and fantasy with music, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! News Every King Arthur Retelling Is Fanfic About Who Gets to Be Legendary [Tor.com] I wore Arwen’s bridge dress to prom thanks to a united Lord of the Rings fandom [Polygon] Game of Thrones Broadway Musical? [Joblo] Shatner will live on as an AI program [AV Club] Books And Music Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes (“Me cago en diez!)” Song(s)/Album: 1977 by Anna Tijoux / La Torre by Gabriel Rios /Quimbara by Celia Cruz / Ring the Alarm by Queen B / Bitch Better Have My Money by Rihanna Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas Song(s)/Album: Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat by Del Water Gap/ Te Ve by Piso 21 or anything by Bad Bunny / Ojos de Sol by Y

This week, Jenn discusses sci-fi/fantasy series spin-offs. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Books Discussed Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews (Aurelia Ryder #1, follows Kate Daniels #10) Silver Silence by Nalini Singh (Psy-Changeling Trinity #1, follows Psy-Changeling #15) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In their 100th episode, Sharifah and Jenn discuss some favorite heroes and villains from sci-fi and fantasy. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Books Discussed Murderbot from Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells Prunella from Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho June from In the Quick by Kate Hope Day Jam and Pet from Pet by Akwaeke Emezi Melisande from Phedre’s Trilogy by Jacqueline Carey The Fridge from The Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes The Enemy in The City We Became by NK Jemisin Ama from “Through the Flash” in Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenya Lillith from The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, humanity takes to the stars as Sharifah discusses speculative migration. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Books Discussed The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sharifah and Jenn discuss the Shadow and Bone teaser trailer, CJ Cherryh, recent adaptation news, and sci-fi/fantasy novelettes. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! News Shadow and Bone Teaser Trailer CJ Cherryh wins 2021 Heinlein Award [Locus] Watchmen writer Stacey Osei-Koffour to write Blade remake [Black Girl Nerds] Idris & Sabrina Elba developing Afrofuturist series for Crunchyroll [The Slanted] Redwall Adaptation Happening [AV Club] Books Discussed Locus Reading List “If You Take My Meaning“, Charlie Jane Anders (Tor.com 2/11/20) “The Transition of Osoosi“, Ozzie M. Gartrell (Fiyah Winter ’20) “For He Can Creep” by Siobhan Carroll  “Omphalos” by Ted Chiang (Exhalation) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Jenn discusses shared world stories in sci-fi and fantasy. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Books Discussed The Vela Season 1 (Serial Box) by Yoon Ha Lee, Becky Chambers, SL Huang, and Rivers Solomon Riverside / Tremontaine Two Dark Moons (The Sãoni Cycle / The Shale) by Avi Silver See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sharifah and Jenn discuss Pokemon fashion, adaptations for Sulwe and We Hunt The Flame, their dream adaptations and ‘casts, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. News Locus 2020 Recommended Reading List Daniel José Older brings first YA books to Rick Riordan Presents Pokemon Denim Tuxedo From Levi’s STXtv options We Hunt the Flame Netflix adapts Sulwe Books Discussed The Fatma al-Sha’arawi series by P. Djèlí Clark (A Dead Djinn in Cairo, The Haunting of Tram Car 015) The Good House by Tananarive Due (TW: suicide, pedophilia) Further Reading: Black Horror Rising by Tananarive Due: https://uncannymagazine.com/article/black-horror-rising/  Jenn’s LOTR recast is no longer online but here’s a PDF, just for y’all See omnystudi

This week, Sharifah discusses her favorite Black characters of sci-fi and fantasy. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Books Discussed Helen Lee from Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi Shuri from the Shuri comics by Nnedi Okorafor and Leonardo Romero See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sharifah and Jenn discuss speculative fiction about climate change, a.k.a. climate fiction, a bunch of adaptation news, an update from George R.R. Martin, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. News Disney+ Wakanda show updates [Gizmodo] Event celebrating Octavia Butler on Feb 24 (and our newsletters!) GRRM gives a Winds of Winter update Update on Willow director [Tor.com] Netflix’s ‘Sandman’ Cast Revealed [Hollywood Reporter] Books & More A Beginner’s Guide to Climate Fiction Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore (cw: child abuse, harm to animals, abduction & imprisonment) Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (cw: harm to everyone, rape, animal death, fires, just everything) Glass & Gardens, edited by Sarena Ulibarri The M

This week, Jenn discusses darkly compelling sci-fi and fantasy (and horror). Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Books Discussed Little Black Book of Stories by A.S. Byatt Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sharifah and Jenn discuss their most anticipated series books of 2021, further details about Amazon’s Lord of the Rings, Nalo Hopkinson’s SFWA Grand Master award, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. News New details and speculation about the Amazon LOTR series [Tor.com] Climate disaster fiction as comforting [BBC Culture] EXTREMELY FRANK interview with Terry Brooks about finishing Shannara [SYFY Wire] Nalo Hopkinson named SFWA Grand Master [Locus] and interview [CBC] Books Discussed Soulstar by CL Polk (Feb 16, Book 3 in The Kingston Cycle) The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (June 8, Book 1)  The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers (April 20, Wayfarers Book 4) Escaping Exodus: Symbiosis by Nicky Drayden (Feb 2

This week, Sharifah discusses games in sci-fi and fantasy! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Books Discussed The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.